Indian Journal of Gerontology
Year : 2021, Volume : 35, Issue : 2
First page : ( 299) Last page : ( 313)
Print ISSN : 0971-4189.

Covid-19 pandemic makes elderly life harsh and a way forward: A review

Roy Subham

Department of Geography and Applied Geography, University of North Bengal, 734013, West Bengal

Online published on 10 September, 2021.

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze the various problems related to older people during this pandemic lockdown and suggest some valuable measures to cope with it. A comprehensive and progressive review of the literature was done using appropriate keywords and highlights in various search engines. Also, multiple collections of newspapers and reports from India and globally were analyzed related to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on older people. Besides, a recent survey report of Helpage India and the Agewell foundation regarding the nationwide scenario of the elderly in this lockdown gives more strength to the paper. The findings revealed that in India, due to the current pandemic lockdown, the lives of the elderly were more critical and treacherous. With the commencement of the lockdown, the problems like inadequate access to the medical facility and health checkups, increasing mental burden, the accumulation of various worries, and amplifying elderly abuses and violence are widespread. It may be concluded that with increasing age, our elderly are getting weaker and more fragile, which further getting inferior due to the current Covid-19 pandemic.

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Keywords

Covid-19, Lockdown, Older people, Elderly Problems, India.

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